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Protesters at Supreme Court call for 'people not judges' to decide if IndyRef2 goes ahead

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Protesters have hit out at "unelected judges" being asked to decide whether the Scottish Parliament has the legal power to call a referendum on independence.Several members of the Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) made the trip south to stand outside the Supreme Court in London as lawyers make their case indoors.It comes as Scotland's top law officer, the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain, urged the court to finally resolve the "festering issue" of whether Holyrood has the legal power to hold a referendum on independence without Westminster approval.Nicola Sturgeon has said her party "will respect the judgement" no matter what decision is reached.

But members of the RIC have taken a different view.In a statement posted online, the group said: "The United Kingdom currently boasts an unelected head of state, King Charles, and a Conservative government led by a leader, Liz Truss, elected to this position by Conservative Party members representing a tiny fraction of the UK electorate."This government is attempting to impose on people in the UK a programme that has not been placed before the people in an election but simply invented by a small number of Tory MPs."Meanwhile, a Supreme Court made up of unelected judges drawn from the privileged and monied classes will decide whether Scotland should be allowed to vote on independence.

In response to all of this we promote a genuine, republican democracy and loudly proclaim - let the people decide."Sturgeon previously told reporters she was "hopeful and optimistic" that judges will rule in the Scottish Government's favour when they assess her referendum plan.She added: "Anyone who knows anything about court hearings would know that there's not a lot of point about trying to second

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